And Moses pleaded with the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why does your anger grow hot against your people, which you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years have I served you, neither did I at any time transgress your commandment: and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank you, that I am not like other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.